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Richard

August 10, 2017 I started volunteering when I retired. I’m usually here twice a week for the morning shift. Usually I operate a tilt skillet and in that we make casseroles that will feed anywhere from 600-900 meals at a time. We volunteers might crank out up to 4,000 meals per day. I was looking for a voluntee…Read More.

OrthoIndy Foundation grants $3 million for veteran-centric YMCA

August 10, 2017 On July 26, The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis broke ground on the new OrthoIndy Foundation YMCA in Pike Township. Naming rights for the Y were awarded in recognition of a $3 million pledge, announced last March from OrthoIndy Foundation, a donor-advised fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation…Read More.

CICF announces staff changes

August 8, 2017 CICF announced staff changes that take effect this week: Brittany Rayburn is the new development director for Legacy Fund, the CICF affiliate serving Hamilton County; Clayton De Fur is a new community investment officer for CICF; and Laurie Burns was promoted to community collaborations and impac…Read More.

Theatre on the Square partners with CICF to help keep culture in Mass. Ave. Cultural District

August 3, 2017 Plan includes brief hiatus for popular arts venue Theatre on the Square (TOTS) has been a nearly 30-year mainstay in the Indianapolis arts community and an important hub of the Massachusetts Avenue cultural scene since 1993, when it relocated from Fountain Square. Recently, the organization has b…Read More.

Woman finds dream job through Exodus Refugee

August 3, 2017 Priscilla Lalthanmawii launches business in Greenwood two years after resettlement Priscilla Lalthanmawii and her 12-year-old son arrived in the United States on Feb. 24, 2015. The day was long-awaited. They fled Burma in 2008 and were living in a Malaysian refugee camp for five years before bein…Read More.

Lauren

August 1, 2017 The best advice I’ve ever received is ‘don’t sweat the small stuff.’ In starting new initiatives and helping more people, it’s easy to get lost in the details. Overall, the vision for where we’re going is the most important thing. With this amazing partnership, we’re able to now get…Read More.